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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Westmorland and Furness Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 1,056 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 2008 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land adjacent to Eastwood, Scales, ULVERSTON, LA12 0PB
Received 26 Aug 2016BROW FARM, DUFTON, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DF
Received 10 Dec 2019BONGATE MOOR, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6LH
Received 28 Nov 2016Cark & Cartmel Railway Station Station Road Flookburgh GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7JZ
Received 8 Aug 2025BLACKHILL LODGE STUD, BLENCARN, PENRITH, CA10 1TX
Received 16 Sept 20202 North Green, ULVERSTON, LA12 0UL
Received 9 Aug 2021Kingfisher Cottage, 1 Artlecrag, Cowan Head, Burneside, KENDAL, LA8 9HN
Received 8 Apr 2019Stainmore Cafe The Old Cafe North Stainmore KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4EU
Received 3 Mar 2026Coop Priory Road Ulverston LA12 9HR
Received 15 Oct 2025HILL HOUSE, WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4HL
Received 7 Jun 2021TODD HILLS, MELMERBY, PENRITH, CA10 1HP
Received 6 Jun 2017STONERAISE QUARRY, GREAT SALKELD, PENRITH, CA11 9NF
Received 2 Jan 2019KNOCK CROSS, KNOCK, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6DT
Received 26 May 2021Land adjacent to River Kent Gooseholme area, KENDAL, LA9 7AD
Received 30 May 2023MAPLE MOUNT, DRAWBRIGGS LANE, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND, CA16 6UG
Received 4 Oct 2017Whinnels Farm Greystone Lane Newton In Furness BARROW-IN-FURNESS LA13 0NX
Received 7 Apr 2025W M Morrison, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Received 12 Feb 2020LAND WEST OF GILLIANS WELL, CALTHWAITE, PENRITH, CA11 9QH
Received 5 Oct 2021Royal Hotel, Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, CARNFORTH, LA6 2AE
Received 18 Nov 2020Rose Villa, Hale, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7BL
Received 19 Aug 20165 Bela Avenue, MILNTHORPE, LA7 7QT
Received 13 Jan 2020BUILDING LAND AT THE MAINS, STAINTON, PENRITH, CA11 0EP
Received 3 Nov 2016Brantfell House, 13 Briery Bank, Arnside, CARNFORTH, LA5 0HW
Received 28 Jan 20205 Friary Fields Appleby-in-westmorland CA16 6UT
Received 26 Sept 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Westmorland and Furness Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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